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We are all consultants, and everyone is a client

We are all consultants, and everyone is a client

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It does not matter what position we occupy in our career, we are all consultants. The sooner we realize this the better off our careers will be. I do not care if you are in accounting, facilities, or sales; the fact of the matter is we are all consultants. We have different clients, some are internal and others are external, but they all should be treated as valuably. In today’s marketplace, many people do not realize their destinies are in their own…

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Employers to Job Seekers: We Snoop, Deal With It

Employers to Job Seekers: We Snoop, Deal With It

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Reality is reality and there is no way around it.  Since the social-networking boom, research into the online lives of potential candidates happens with ever increasing frequency.  The trend of researching candidates’ social-networking profiles will become standard practice for nearly every company. I know this is already the case for many companies. Is it wrong? I do not think so. Ultimately, people have to be responsible for their online actions as much as they are responsible for their real-world actions. A while ago, I wrote a couple…

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The importance of self-promotion in your career

The importance of self-promotion in your career

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The concept of self-promotion took me many years to realize the absolute pivotal nature it plays in career advancement. I am not talking about flamboyant, over-the-top, self-promotion that damages your career but the carefully planned self-promotion that advances your career. Most of us will never be fortunate enough to have somebody high enough on the corporate food chain to act as a champion on our behalf. This is something we must do for ourselves. People spend many years of their…

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Just How Valuable Are You?

Just How Valuable Are You?

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Building long term value is a topic that can not be quickly covered.  I have been reading about this topic for several years, and I still feel like I am a total amateur.  Even though I am an amateur in this field, I recently had a long conversation with someone that was, more or less, starting out in his career.  The more we spoke the more the thoughts and ideas started to flow. I can not take credit for any new insights in to this area.  These are…

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